Unit Description:You are inspired by great ingredients and creative cooking.
At Sodexo, we bring these together for culinary innovation.Sodexo is seeking an Executive Chef 2 at Loyola Marymount University located in Los Angeles, CA.Founded in 1911, LMU is a top-ranked Catholic university rooted in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions.We are committed to fostering a diverse academic community rich in opportunities for intellectual engagement and real-world experience.
We enroll an academically ambitious, multicultural, and socioeconomically diverse student body.
We recruit, retain and support a diverse faculty committed to excellence in teaching, research, scholarship and creativity.
Loyola Marymount University offers rigorous undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs to academically ambitious students committed to lives of meaning and purpose.
We benefit from our location in Los Angeles, a dynamic city that brings into sharp focus the issues of our time and provides an ideal context for study, research, creative work, and active engagement.The successful candidate will:be responsible for purchasing, menu compliance, inventory, food cost analysis and food production forecasting; ensure Sodexo Culinary standards including recipe compliance and food quality are implemented; have the ability and willingness to develop and motivate team members to embrace culinary innovations; ensure food safety, sanitation and workplace safety standard compliance; and/orhave working knowledge of automated food inventory, ordering, production and management systems.Is this opportunity right for you?
We are looking for candidates who have:a strong culinary background managing in high volume dining such as high volume restaurant, hospital dining, university dining; demonstrated ability to stay current with new culinary trends; excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to maintain the highest of culinary standards; chef experience(strong sous chef or chef de cuisne) with a desire to grow their career in culinary world strong coaching and employee development skills; and/orhave a passion for food and innovation.Learn more about Sodexo’s BenefitsLearn more about Loyola Marymount University at https://www.Lmu.Edu/ At Sodexo, we believe every employee should have the resources to be their best.
As part of our overall rewards, we offer benefits programs designed to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle including health, dental and vision insurance.
We also offer other benefits like paid time off, financial and savings programs, 401k, and access to our employee assistance program and other discounts.
Click here for more information about Sodexo’s Benefits.Not the job for you?At Sodexo, we offer Culinary positions in a variety of business segments, including Corporate, Schools, Universities, Government and Agencies, Healthcare, Senior Living and Sports and Leisure locations across the United States.
Continue your search for Culinary jobs.Working for Sodexo:At Sodexo, you will find the ingredients for a great culinary career.
With benefits including schedules that encourage work-life balance, reimbursement of association dues and continuing education opportunities, you’ll enjoy an improved quality of life that’s unique in the hospitality industry.Position Summary:Provides culinary leadership within a medium sized unit including menu planning, program execution and staff management & training.
Works directly with internal and external clients managing the catering process from beginning through execution.Key DutiesImplements & coordinates the culinary function.Directs & trains cooks &utility workers.Ensures food preparation & production meets operational standards.Manages catering & retail areas.Customer & Client satisfaction.Financial management to include food cost & labor management.Manages food & physical safety programs.Qualifications & Requirements:Basic Education Requirement Associate’s Degree or equivalent experienceBasic Management Experience 2 yearsBasic Functional Experience 2 years work experience in food or culinary services including restaurants, fast food, vending, catering services, institutional services, mall food courts, etc.Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.